headliner and roof support help needed and carpet laying

[joey dunbar]

so the old owner who did all my body did not fix the roof support, it is hanging lower than the actual roof, (probably left outside in snow or something collapsing it)

but how would you fix this without welding it. paint and everything already done, i was thinking some sort of jb weld type stuff with a 2x4 pushing it up, but help would be greatful

as well as the carpet that i have is not moulded, so would i just cut it down to size and then steam fit it?

 

[gdrill]

Lets have a pic or two and see how bad it is.

 

[joey dunbar]

It sits about a inch to inch and half off the roof itself,
sorry for bad pics it's dark out

 

[gdrill]

It is just spot welded on each side by two places. Drill it out, straighten it and tack it back in. Should be able to do it without heating the roof as the bracket it attaches to is a separate piece. Look in the link below. Mine isn't painted, but I'm sure you or someone can do it safely.

http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/mopar...ut-roof-support-quot-beams-quot-on-69-Coronet

I see you are in Edmonton......just whip her down here to Lethbridge and I'll do it for you!!

 

[joey dunbar]

I'll have to take a better look on the computer, I'm usually just on my phone and hell if this was 2 months ago I would have brought it to you lol. I paid a small shop here in Edmonton to install my interior, paid up front and bought everything, I just repo'd it last night, not a single thing done in 2 months and now I gotta figure how to collect my money back

 

[gdrill]

Damn, that sucks. I don't know how these guys think they can get away with this type of stuff. Good luck on the recoup. Hopefully you can recover and then spread the word so it helps prevent another enthusiast from being ripped off.

 

[joey dunbar]

What are anyone's thoughts on putting in a new non moulded carpet how to and how hard is it? Or should I just buy a moulded carpet for 300 and scratch the idea

 

[SureGrip]

I don't know if the original carpets were 'molded' or not, but I have used older 'replacement' carpets, and you can use heat to set them (use steam or set on a low setting on a heat gun) with positive results. In any case, if you leave it out on a sunny day, it'll more or less 'mold into place'.